style+of+penmanship

  • 1style of penmanship — index handwriting Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 2Penmanship — Pen man*ship, n. The use of the pen in writing; the art of writing; style or manner of writing; chirography; as, good or bad penmanship. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3penmanship — [pen′mənship΄] n. 1. handwriting considered as an art or skill 2. style or quality of handwriting …

    English World dictionary

  • 4Penmanship — Handwriting redirects here. For scripts for writing down notes by hand, see Cursive .Penmanship or handwriting is the art of writing with the hand and a writing instrument. Styles of handwriting are also called hands or scripts . HistoryAncient… …

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  • 5penmanship — /pen meuhn ship /, n. 1. the art of handwriting; the use of the pen in writing. 2. a person s style or manner of handwriting: clear penmanship; poor penmanship. [1685 95; PENMAN + SHIP] * * * …

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  • 6penmanship — noun Date: 1695 1. the art or practice of writing with the pen 2. quality or style of handwriting …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 7penmanship — pen•man•ship [[t]ˈpɛn mənˌʃɪp[/t]] n. 1) the art of handwriting; use of the pen in writing 2) a person s style or manner of handwriting • Etymology: 1685–95 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 8Spencerian Penmanship —    , SPENCERIAN SCRIPT    The typewriter, the word processor, and the computer have almost made the need for good penmanship obsolete. But written notes are sometimes very effective in business, and socially they are a decided asset. Spencerian… …

    Dictionary of eponyms

  • 9Spencerian penmanship — ▪ calligraphy  style of handwriting (calligraphy) developed by Platt Rogers Spencer (died 1864) of Geneva, Ohio. Energetically promoted by Spencer s five sons and a nephew, the Spencerian method became the most widely known system of writing… …

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  • 10Louis Madarasz — (January 10, 1859 ndash; December 23,1910) was an American calligrapher, born in San Antonio, Texas, regarded as one of the most highly skilled ornamental penmen of all time.BiographyEarly lifeMadarasz obtained a copy of Gaskell s Compendium of… …

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